Range dps - mag sorc > magblade ( change my mind )

Ihatenightblades

So im tired of everybody on xbox trying to convince every sorc player ( pve ) to make a magblade and just neglect their sorc.

So many people are blinded by the fact that magblade dps does top dps in Melee range. Not range.

Range dps they are fine about same dps as sorcs if you consider the fact that a magblade is supposed to be ranged since stam melee always will hit harder and you dont want too much melee in a group.

So why is everyone acting like magblade is superior in every aspect? Mag sorc has number 1 aoes in game and they can still hit 50k+ in raid parse so they are clearly end game dps ready.

So why is everyone demanding players to make magblades?

Are they that much better in dps? Lets be honest if you arent using master architect on magblade with incap then you arent hitting as hard as you think you are. In a 4 man that can be great since you wont overcrowd melee since its just a 4 man group. But with 4 stam and a magblade all melee thats just not ideal imo i like to have 4 range 4 melee but whatever works works im not a top leaderboard guy but i do enjoy raids and done all of them besides vhof so im not a pve elitist but i do see something wrong when a guild member is grouping up and is asking for strictly "need 4 magblades" for vas.

Im glad sorc isnt the only class being asked for unlike the old days where stamina was literally neglected from trials. But wouldnt it be great if we had diversity in trials? There should be multiple tactics that can all acheive similar score if not better by being more creative or giving us the option to.

Thats what the problem is imo there is no need to bring in a stam warden. No need for magwarden. No need for mag dk. Barely any need for magplar they are just healers at this point.

My only suggestion would be make other classes have more group utility that can be used to acheive better leaderboard scores.
For example engulfing flames is nice but not enough people use flame. So make where the more flame attacks that are on boss causing double burning effects or something.

Somehow stam sorc made its way back would love to see other classes as well.

Right now its the same thing .

"Need 3 magblades 1 magsorc 1 stamplar 1 stam sorc and 2 stam dk.

And its not changing anytime soon it seems

Biro123

I thought it changed almost every major patch?

kojou

In general adherence to the mechanics does a lot more for a group than a few % of DPS.

Unless the group knows the mechanics really well and is maxing out the top performance for the highest score I don't know why they care.

Camb0Sl1ce

Ive mained mag sorc since console launch, of course minor prophecy is an essential buff you want in your trial group. But admittedly you only need one sorcerer for that. I believe magblades are wanted for a few reasons. Powerful execute that starts at 25%, their spammable is also an off heal, and with their high uptime on master architect. I believe every spec should be in as good a spot as magblade.

Vaoh

Not gonna try to change your mind. There is so much info already out there that you should be able to make that decision for yourself. Also remember, fancy numbers on a target skeleton does not represent a trial setting.

As a side note, Mag NB also has access to constant Major Expedition, good offheals, and even efficient Major Slayer procs (if setup for it) within their rotation.

temjiu

Player Bias will always be there. Even if reality says otherwise, players will ignore this because THEY KNOW!!!!

That being said, NB is flavor of the month atm. And FotM players have never been logical, only Flavored.